I was scrubbing the internets a few nights ago and stumbled upon a way to Tweet from the Terminal. Here is a simple way to get started. Please note this method is not the most secure, since you have to hard code a script with your user / pass.

2. Open a text editor, type the following code and save it as twitter.sh (or whatever you prefer just make sure it ends in .sh):#!/bin/bash
curl -u username:password -d status="$1" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml

3. I dropped this script in my home directory ~

4. Change the chmod to 777, type the following in Terminal:chmod 777 /path/to/twitter.sh

Now you can just type: ./path/to/twitter.sh "Message" replacing message with your tweet.

But we can still make it easier!

5. In terminal type: alias twitter=”/path/to/the/file/twitter.sh $1? this creates an alias to make tweeting from terminal easier. Also feel free to change alias twitter to any other alias you wish (twit, tw, tweet, etc).

Now you can type this in the Terminal: twitter "whatever you teet is"

Another helpful hint…
If you have multiple accounts on Twitter like I do. You can make a few different files – see step #2. Make sure to save each one with a different name. Also don’t forget to create additional aliases for these files. (My aliases are twwi, twtf, twrb).

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This requires using a Ruby on Rails script. I do not take credit for the script as it was created by David Clements. Currently there are approximately 1000 users listed on the spreadsheet. Understand this will cause to to start following 1000+ people very quickly with this script.

A word of caution – Twitter has a follow / unfollow ratio that can suspend your acct if you follow too many people very quickly. So I would recommend using some caution with this script.

3. Install the twitter gem (this is required to interact with twitter.com). I recommend installing an older version as the newest doesn’t work well with the ruby script.
in terminal type: sudo gem install twitter -v 0.4.1

6. UnZip & Open the Ruby Script in a text editor. You will need to enter your username and pass for both google and twitter. The user info is safe so no worries about entering it. Also note the instructions I added on line 27, 28, 29 of the script. If you prefer you can change it from 50 to a lower number, but I don’t recommend anything higher.

7. Save the file

8. In terminal navigate to the script (mines on my desktop)…
in terminal type: ruby follow_iphone_devs.rb

It will take about 30 seconds or so before anything happens, as the script has to access the spreadsheet and login to twitter. Then one by one it will start following the users shown on the spreadsheet.

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well, the problem is in the mac os x version there is no easy way to start the application and all the services automatically when you boot up. the windows version has an option to install as a service. but us mac guys/gals are left in the dark. and have to manually start all the services. which sucks because i use a site in xampp as my homepage.

3. select File from the menu
4. select save as
5. name it whatever you want i called mine “xampp-autostart”
6. select “application” from the file format drop down
7. click save
8. i put the file in the /applications directory

Matt is an Internet Specialist for a multinational franchise. Matt has lived and worked in Hawaii, Chicago, South Florida and currently resides outside of Atlanta. He enjoys his hobbies including: Fountain Pens, Wetshaving, Clocks, Antiques & Coffee. He even roasts his own coffee weekly.

Matt is an Internet Specialist for a multinational franchise. Matt has lived and worked in Hawaii, Chicago, South Florida and currently resides outside of Atlanta. He enjoys his hobbies including: Fountain Pens, Wetshaving, Clocks, Antiques & Coffee. He even roasts his own coffee weekly.

one of my favorite new little features in leopard is quick look. it allows you to find out more about a given file by selecting it then clicking the space bar. the really cool thing is that there are quick look plugins available to extend the ‘usefulness’ of quick look.

here are some of the ones i use

Folder Quick Look Plugin
this plugin gives you the ability to look inside a folder without actually going inside. it creates a nice list view.

Matt is an Internet Specialist for a multinational franchise. Matt has lived and worked in Hawaii, Chicago, South Florida and currently resides outside of Atlanta. He enjoys his hobbies including: Fountain Pens, Wetshaving, Clocks, Antiques & Coffee. He even roasts his own coffee weekly.